What Are The Different Types of Glenfiddich
Glenfiddich — Scottish Gaelic for “valley of the deer”— is an excellent range of premium Scotch whiskies based in Dufftown, Speyside, Scotland. Founder William Grant began building the distillery by hand alongside his 9 children — 7 sons and 2 daughters — in the summer of 1886. It was Grant’s lifelong dream to create “the best whisky in the valley” of Dufftown. On Christmas Day in 1887 — a year after the Grants began building their family distillery on the banks of the Fiddich River — the first distillate dripped from the distillery’s stills, and the rest is history.
What are the different types of Glenfiddich?
The Glenfiddich brand is an extensive one — boasting of premium whiskies. The range remains the biggest-selling and most awarded single malt in the world and is marketed in 180 different countries around the world.
The Glenfiddich range of single malt whiskies is known for its age-tagged expressions. To answer the question, “What are the different types of Glenfiddich?” Some of the most popular whiskies in the Glenfiddich range include some of the following.
Glenfiddich 8 Year Old: The youngest and one of the rarest in the range, Glenfiddich 8 is bottled at 43% ABV. Only about 40,000 bottles of this 8-year-old expression are said to have been produced, which explains why it’s unique and difficult to find.
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old: A versatile Scotch ideal for neat drinking and in cocktails, Glenfiddich 12 is aromatic and fruity with notes of caramel and wood spices. On the palate, it offers pleasant notes of oatmeal with cinnamon and a light, smooth finish. Bottled at 40% ABV, Glenfiddich 12 Year Old is a single malt every newbie should try as they launch into the world of Single Malt Scotch.
Glenfiddich 15 Year Old: Glenfiddich 15 is golden, a red hue whisky with an intriguingly complex aroma, loaded with sweet heather honey and flavours of rich dark fruits. On the palate, Glenfiddich 15 is silky smooth, revealing layers of sherry oak, marzipan, cinnamon, and ginger. Bottled at 40% ABV, this whisky is full-bodied and bursting with flavour. Its finish is satisfyingly rich with a lingering sweetness.
Glenfiddich 18 Year Old: Regarded as one of the best in Glenfiddich’s range, Glenfiddich 18 is an amber-coloured dram blessed with fresh aromas of ripe orchard fruit, and baked apple, dark chocolate, and wood spice. Bottled at 40% ABV, Glenfiddich 18 whisky has a strong, balanced taste with notes of oak, hints of malt with dried apricot, toffee, and ginger. Its finish is long-lasting, fresh soft, and round.
Glenfiddich 21 Year Old: Glenfiddich 21 offers intense, sweet aromas of vanilla and floral flavours with hints of banana. Its taste is a soft, lively taste with hints of lime, ginger, and spice and an exceptionally long finish.
Glenfiddich 23 Year Old Grand Cru: Matured for 23 years in American and European oak casks and finished for 6 months in rare French cuvee casks, Glenfiddich Grand Cru is packaged at 40% ABV. This premium whisky offers flavourful aromas of apple blossom, freshly baked bread, and candied lemon. Enchanting on the palate with layers of rich vanilla oak, brioche bread, sandalwood, pear sorbet, and white grape, Grand Cru is an excellent single malt whisky with a long, sweet finish.
Glenfiddich 26 Year Old: Packaged at 43% ABV, Glenfiddich 26 is a rich golden single malt whisky with a soft and beautiful floral character. It’s a vibrant Scotch with a compelling balance of dry tannin and soft brown, sugar-vanilla sweetness.
Glenfiddich 30 Year Old: Glenfiddich 30 is a multi-award-winning, rich bronze whisky adorned with fine aromas of oak and fruit and luscious sherry notes. It has a complex and lusciously woody taste. Its finish is exceedingly long, honeyed, and warm.
Glenfiddich 50 Year Old: Glenfiddich 50 single malt Scotch whisky is another most precious and rarest single malt Scotch whisky ever matured and bottled by the renowned Glenfiddich distillery. It’s bottled at 46% ABV.
Other whiskies in the Glenfiddich portfolio of smooth, dazzling single malt whiskies include Glenfiddich 14 Bourbon Barrel Reserve, Glenfiddich 25 Rare Oak, Glenfiddich Grande Couronne 26 Year Old, and Glenfiddich 40 Year Old.
